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1 स थ शवत डव म Shivatandavastotra with meaning sanskritdocumentsorg July 26, 2016

2 Document Information Text title : shivataandava stotra with meaning File name : shivtand_meaningitx Location : doc_shiva Author : Vedic tradition Language : Sanskrit Subject : philosophy/hinduism Transliterated by : Girish Beeharry, SArada kalisetty Latest update : June 14, 2013 Send corrections to : Sanskrit@cheerfulcom Site access :

3 स थ शवत डव म 1 स थ शवत डव म गण श य नम जट टव गल ल व हप वत ल matted hair-thick as forest-water-flow-consecrated-area गल ऽवल ल त भ ज त म लक म in the throat-stuck-hanging-snake-lofty-garland डम म म म न दव मव य damat-damat-damat-damat-having sound-drum-this चक र च डत डव तन त न शव शवम १ did-fierce-tandava-may he shower-on us-shiva-auspiciousness With his neck, consecrated by the flow of water flowing from the thick forest-like locks of hair, and on the neck, where the lofty snake is hanging garland, and the Damaru drum making the sound of Damat Damat Damat Damat, Lord Shiva did the auspicious dance of Tandava and may He shower prosperity on us all जट कट हस म म ल नझ र matted hair-a well-agitation-moving-celestial river - वल लव चव र वर जम नम ध न agitating-waves-rows-glorified-head धग ग ग ल ल टप प वक Dhagat dhagat dhagat-flaming-forehead-flat area-fire कश रच श खर र त त ण मम २ baby-moon-crest jewel-love-every moment-for me I have a very deep interest in Lord Shiva, whose head is glorified by the rows of moving waves of the celestial river Ganga, agitating in the deep well of his hair-locks, and who has the brilliant fire flaming on the surface of his forehead, and who has the crescent moon as a jewel on his head धर धर न दन वल सब ब र King of mountains-daughter-sportive-kith-beautiful- र ग स त म दम नम नस glorious-horizon-all living beings-rejoicing-mind

4 स थ शवत डव म क प कट ध रण न ध र प द compassion-look-continuous flow-obstructed-hardships च ग र ( च द र ) मन वन दम त व न ३ some time-in the omnipresent-mind-pleasure-may seek-in a thing May my mind seek happiness in the Lord Shiva, in whose mind all the living beings of the glorious universe exist, who is the sportive companion of Parvati (daughter of the mountain king), who controls invincible hardships with the flow of his compassionate look, who is all-persuasive (the directions are his clothes) लत भ ज प ल र ण म ण भ creeping-snake-reddish brown-shining-hood-gem-luster- कद क म व ल द वध म ख variegated-red dye-melting-applied-directions-beloved-face मद स र र ग र यम र intoxicated-elephant-glittering-skin-upper garment-covered मन वन दम त बभत भ तभत र ४ mind-pleasure-wonderful-may it seek-in him who supports all life May I seek wonderful pleasure in Lord Shiva, who is supporter of all life, who with his creeping snake with reddish brown hood and with the luster of his gem on it spreading out variegated colors on the beautiful faces of the maidens of directions, who is covered with a glittering upper garment made of the skin of a huge intoxicated elephant सह ल चन भ श षल खश खर Indra/Vishnu-and others-all-lined up-heads- स नध लध रण वध सर प ठभ flower-dust-force-grayed-feet-seat भ ज र जम लय नब ज टज टक snake-red-garland (with) tied-locked hair य चर य ज यत चक रब श खर ५ for the prosperity-for a long time-may he be-cakora bird-relative-on head May Lord Shiva give us prosperity, who has the moon (relative of the

5 स थ शवत डव म 3 Cakora bird) as his head-jewel, whose hair is tied by the red snakegarland, whose foot-stool is grayed by the flow of dust from the flowers from the rows of heads of all the Gods, Indra/Vishnu and others लल टच र ल न य ल भ forehead-flat area-flaming-fire-sparks-luster - नप तप स यक नम ल न यकम devoured-god of Love-bowing-Gods-leader स ध मय खल खय वर जम नश खर cool-rayed-crescent-beautiful-head मह कप लस द शर जट लम न ६ for the Siddhi-prosperity-head-locked hair-may it be-to us May we get the wealth of Siddhis from Shiva s locks of hair, which devoured the God of Love with the sparks of the fire flaming in His forehead, who is bowed by all the celestial leaders, who is beautiful with a crescent moon कर लभ लप क धग ग ग लdreadful-forehead-flat area-dhagat-dhagat-flaming न य त क त च डप स यक fire-offered-powerful-god of Love धर धर न न क च च प कking of mountains-daughter-breast-tip-colorful-decorative lines - क न क श न ल चन र तम म ७ drawing-sole-artist - in the three-eyed -deep interest-mine My interest is in Lord Shiva, who has three eyes, who has offered the powerful God of Love into the fire, flaming Dhagad Dhagad on the flat surface of his forehead who is the sole expert artist of drawing decorative lines on the tips of breasts of Parvati, the daughter of the mountain king नव नम घम डल न ध र रत - new-cloud-circle - obstructed-harsh-striking- क नश थन तम ब ब क र new moon-midnight-darkness-tightly-tied-neck न ल नझ र धर न त क स र

6 स थ शवत डव म celestial-river-wearing-may he bless-skin-red कल नध नब र य जग र धर ८ moon-lovely-prosperity-universe-bearer of the burden May Lord Shiva give us prosperity, who bears the burden of this universe, who is lovely with the moon, who is red wearing the skin, who has the celestial river Ganga, whose neck is dark as midnight of new moon night covered by many layers of clouds फ न लप ज प क लम भ well-opened-blue-lotus-universe-darkness-luster -वल क ठक ल च ब क रम hanging-inside-temple-luster-tied-neck र द प र द भव द मख द Manmatha-killer-city-destroyer-mundane life -destroyer-sacrifice destroyer गज द धक द तम क द भज ९ elephant-killer-demon-killer-him-destroyer of Lord Yama-I worship I pray to Lord Shiva, whose neck is tied with the luster of the temples hanging on the neck with the glory of the fully-bloomed blue lotuses which looked like the blackness (sins) of the universe, who is the killer of Manmatha, who destroyed Tripuras, who destroyed the bonds of worldly life, who destroyed the sacrifice, who destroyed the demon Andhaka, the destroyer of the elephants, and who controlled the God of death, Yama अखव (अगव )सव म ल कल कद म र great-all-auspicious-art-variegated-bunch- रस व हम ध र वज ण मध तम enjoyment-flow-sweetness-flaring up-bees र क प र क भव क मख क Manmatha-destroyer-city-destroyer-worldly bond-destroyer -sacrifice-destroyer गज क क क तम क क भज १० elephant-killer-andhaka-demon-killer-him-yama-controller-i worship I pray to Lord Shiva, who has bees flying all over because of the sweet honey from the beautiful bunch of auspicious Kadamba flowers, who is the killer of Manmatha, who destroyed Tripuras, who destroyed the

7 स थ शवत डव म 5 bonds of worldly life, who destroyed the sacrifice, who destroyed the demon Andhaka, the killer of the elephants, and who controlled the God of death, Yama जय द व म म ज म स- victorious-foot-sky-whirling-roaming-snake-breath- - नग म म र र लभ लह व ट coming out-shaking-evident-dreadful-forehead-fire ध म म म न द त म ल Dhimid-dhimid-dhimid-sounding-drum-high-auspicious- न म व त त च डत डव शव ११ sound-series-caused-fierce-tandava dance-shiva Lord Shiva, whose dance of Tandava is in tune with the series of loud sounds of drum making Dhimid Dhimid sounds, who has the fire on the great forehead, the fire that is spreading out because of the breath of the snake wandering in whirling motion in the glorious sky ष च त य भ ज म क ज र- touching-varied-ways-snake-embodied-garland -ग र र ल य स प प य most precious-gems-brilliance-friends-enemies-two wings त ण र व च ष ज मह मह य grass-lotus-eyes people and the great emperor सम वत य न कद सद शव भज १२ equal-behaviour-always-lord Shiva-worship-I When will I worship Lord Sadasiva (eternally auspicious) God, with equal vision towards the people and an emperor, and a blade of grass and lotus-like eye, towards both friends and enemies, towards the valuable gem and some lump of dirt, towards a snake and a garland and towards varied ways of the world कद न ल नझ र नक क टर वसन when-celestial river-bush-hollow place(in)-living वम म त सद शर म ल वहन released-bad mind-always-on the head-folded hands- वम ल लल चन लल मभ लल क

8 स थ शवत डव म agitation-shaking-eyes-the best-forehead-interested शव त म म रन कद स ख भव हम १३ Shiva -mantra-uttering-when-happy-will-be-i When will I be happy, living in the hollow place near the celestial river, Ganga, carrying the folded hands on my head all the time, with my bad thinking washed away, and uttering the mantra of Lord Shiva and devoted in the God with glorious forehead with vibrating eyes इदम ह न म वम म म म व This-indeed-daily-thus-said-the best of the best-stotra पठ र व र वश म तस ततम reading-remembering-saying-a person-sanctity-gets-always हर ग र स भ म श य त न थ ग त in Shiva-in Guru-deep devotion-quickly-gets-no-other-way वम हन ह द हन स श र च तनम १४ removal of delusion-indeed-for the people-blessed Shiva s thought Whoever reads, remembers and says this best stotra as it is said here, gets purified for ever, and obtains devotion in the great Guru Shiva For this devotion, there is no other way Just the mere thought of Lord Shiva indeed removes the delusion प ज वस नसमय दशव ग त worship-end-time-ravana-sung य श प जनपर पठ त द ष who-shiva-worship-dedicated-reads-early in the evening, after sunset त र रथगज त र य to him-stable-chariot-elephant-horse-having ल सद व स म ख दद त श १५ LakShmi-always-definitely-favourable-gives-Shiva In the evening, after sunset, at the end of Puja, whoever utters this stotra dedicated to the worship of Shiva, Lord Shiva blessed him with very stable LakShmi (prosperity) with all the richness of chariots, elephants and horses इ त र वण-क तम

9 स थ शवत डव म 7 thus sri-ravana-done शव-त डव- म Shiva-tandava-stotra स ण म ends Thus ends the Shiva-Tandava Stotra written by Ravana < ऱ > The word-meanings and translation have been kindly provided by Dr Sarasvati Mohan (samskrt@aolcom) and her students at Samskrit Academy, San Jose CA, USA She teaches samskrit in the Bay area The typing of these was done by SArada kalisetty The stotra is in panchachamara Chanda, in which there are 16 varna-s per line, each line begins with a laghu and the laghu and guru varna-s alternate So there are eight LG (laghu-guru) pairs, making up 16 syllables of each line The last shloka is in Vasanta-tilakA metre This text is prepared by volunteers and is to be used for personal study and research The file is not to be copied or reposted for promotion of any website or individuals or for commercial purpose without permission Please help to maintain respect for volunteer spirit Shivatandavastotra with meaning was typeset on July 26, 2016 Please send corrections to sanskrit@cheerfulcom